Weather Records on 30 January 2014

1,175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2014. Highest significance: McTaggarts, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2014

On 30 January 2014, 1,175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 543 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,132 daily.
McTaggarts set an all-time record daily precipitation of 116.2 mm (4.6 in) on 30 January 2014.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,175 stations

1,175 station records on 30 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McTaggarts	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nevertire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fremont Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kiln	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Immokalee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lesce	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,175 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 285, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 30 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	285
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 30 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,028 broken records

Margins by which the 1,028 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2014

Top 20 records on 30 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2014	McTaggarts, AU	all-time rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2014	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2014	Nevertire, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2014	Fremont Pass, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Kiln, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Stanford, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Smoky Valley - Carvers, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Kredarica, SI	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Ratece-Planica, SI	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Arcadia, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Immokalee, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Partoun, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2014	Uil, KZ	daily low max	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2014. 2014 had 1,175 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	2
1826	1
1830	2
1843	3
1846	3
1854	2
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1897	1
1898	7
1899	7
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	4
1905	8
1906	14
1907	9
1908	44
1909	27
1910	17
1911	35
1912	28
1913	35
1914	62
1915	58
1916	68
1917	113
1918	369
1919	33
1920	48
1921	41
1922	49
1923	126
1924	194
1925	179
1926	185
1927	141
1928	110
1929	416
1930	161
1931	648
1932	347
1933	137
1934	974
1935	305
1936	650
1937	379
1938	323
1939	630
1940	270
1941	380
1942	333
1943	470
1944	320
1945	275
1946	380
1947	1,314
1948	578
1949	1,271
1950	952
1951	1,227
1952	320
1953	508
1954	768
1955	435
1956	577
1957	638
1958	677
1959	282
1960	435
1961	464
1962	632
1963	738
1964	321
1965	772
1966	2,109
1967	885
1968	799
1969	1,258
1970	360
1971	1,370
1972	418
1973	578
1974	1,208
1975	934
1976	501
1977	759
1978	789
1979	2,085
1980	815
1981	654
1982	906
1983	785
1984	984
1985	678
1986	788
1987	1,006
1988	1,375
1989	1,508
1990	1,034
1991	766
1992	1,302
1993	764
1994	904
1995	924
1996	1,287
1997	793
1998	407
1999	1,169
2000	1,116
2001	1,319
2002	2,839
2003	1,086
2004	1,348
2005	906
2006	1,040
2007	673
2008	698
2009	737
2010	1,349
2011	668
2012	827
2013	1,984
2014	1,175
2015	658
2016	1,155
2017	507
2018	680
2019	990
2020	347
2021	442
2022	458
2023	1,298
2024	1,586
2025	688
2026	429

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	980
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1